Emoting as only the Lon man can, this forgotten early low budget live tv gem proves less can be a whole lot more. The dude from "One Step Beyond" pre proto serling days and the butler was an accomplished stage actor later to star with Jason Robards in a live tv "The Iceman Cometh". Death by dangling clothesline scene at the end not to be missed!

Though I'm unaware of the rumor about Mr Chaney not being aware this wasn't a rehearsal, the notion is ridiculous. He wasn't wandering around, picking things up, talking to someone offstage, etc. He was doing a great job of being the monster.

Watch him watch the two people arrange the furniture. Then he walks on to help. Watch his face and body language. His character is just like the original. He's confused, but trying to help. He gets flustered when he's rejected and can't talk about it.

Imagine a stroke victim, aware but unable to express himself. Same thing when he looks "offstage." He's gesturing and muttering in frustrated confusion, like a person looking up at the sky and saying "why me?"

Same thing with the little boy. He watches him play, then walks on and tries to play with the boy and mimics the kid's actions..."ME TOO!"

This is brilliant. It's amazing how well Tales Of Tomorrow was done. You'd have to look at shows like 'House' or 'Fringe' to find such good television. And Tales Of Tomorrow was live and with the crudest technology one could imagine!

The only reason I give this 4 stars is that the ending is missing otherwise...it was fantastic! Fans of the old spook shows of the 50's will really get a charge out of this one!

Though slightly incomplete (note the abrupt edits and lack of closing credits), this was quite enjoyable to watch. I don't know who the uploader is, but I'd like to thank them for this upload. It has a real spooky, old-timey feel to it. In this case the low budget doesn't hurt the programme at all.

Overall, I'd rate it 4/5.